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Art Therapy

Our person-centered clinical orientation is guided by humanistic and contemporary approaches to psychoanalytic theory that include ego psychology, object relations, self psychology, and intersubjectivity psychology, and that are grounded in current empirical research, especially attachment and trauma theories.

Master of Arts
Art Therapy

Our program integrates psychotherapy and visual arts practice that engages the creative power of art for clinical assessment and treatment.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Rehabilitation Sciences

Prepare for a fulfilling academic career in research and teaching in the rehabilitation sciences through interdisciplinary study across health fields.

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NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium

The NYU Creative Arts Therapies Consortium aims to advance public knowledge and research in the creative arts therapies.

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The Art Therapy Program at NYU is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of The Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education.

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Art Therapy Students Expand Their Horizons with Study Abroad in Florence

Graduate students worked with clients including children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities.

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In an Age of Screens, Art Therapy Researchers Seek to Prove Hands-On Creativity Is Essential for Well-Being

NYU Steinhardt Clinical Associate Professor of Art Therapy Marygrace Berberian and colleagues joined an international community of experts to present empirical evidence at the UNGA Healing Arts Week Research Symposium.

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Community Engagement

Students, Faculty, and Alumni from the Art Therapy program are active members of their global and local communities. The program currently has 56 students in the metro area for their clinical placements, expanding the range of services offered during this mental health crisis.

Read on to learn more about the program's community engagement and the free services it offers to our community.

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210 new artworks are created weekly in art therapy sessions offered to public school students by the NYU Art Therapy in Schools Program

10 people with Multiple Sclerosis meet weekly with NYU Art therapists for art therapy support groups
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18 supply kits were purchased for the 18 artists working weekly in our Parkinson's Disease art therapy groups online and in person

425 families participated in the art therapy based parenting support groups post pandemic this year alone
The words "The Parachute Project: Art Therapy in COVID-19 Recovery" appear in black against a teal background. Four colorful masks surround the title; they are open and floating through the sky as if they're parachutes.

Over 1200 masks have been upcycled and contributed to the Parachute Project to focus on post-traumatic growth in response to the pandemic

8 Ukrainian Navy psychologists currently serving wounded soldiers in Odessa receive weekly mentoring by art therapy faculty